Dobbelsteijn joins from Menzies Aviation where he was Vice President for its operations at Heathrow Airport and has more than 30 years of experience in senior aviation and logistics roles.
He succeeds Richard Male who was interim Director of Global Operations since April and has accepted a job offer outside of the company.
Dobbelsteijn’s previous experience includes serving as Vice President USA West Coast and Vice President Los Angeles, start-up project manager Europe and General low-cost division Amsterdam at Menzies.
He also worked as Senior Station Manager at Amazon in Los Angeles, a key distribution centre.
Warwick Brady, President and CEO of Swissport International, said: “With his vast experience in airport ground operations and the logistics sector, Frank is ideally prepared to take Swissport’s service delivery to the next level in terms of safety, reliability, customer centricity and consistent operational excellence.”
